a. 邪恶的, 邪道的, 异端的

n. 罪大恶极的人, 恶棍, 异端

[ noun ]
a person without moral scruples
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Miscreant \Mis"cre*ant\, n. [OF. mescreant, F. m['e]cr['e]ant;
pref. mes- (L. minus less) + p. pr. fr. L. credere to
believe. See {Creed}.]
1. One who holds a false religious faith; a misbeliever.
[Obs.] --Spenser. De Quincey.

Thou oughtest not to be slothful to the destruction
of the miscreants, but to constrain them to obey our
Lord God. --Rivers.

2. One not restrained by Christian principles; an
unscrupulous villain; a depraved person; a vile wretch.
--Addison.


Miscreant \Mis"cre*ant\, a.
1. Holding a false religious faith.

2. Destitute of conscience; unscrupulous; villainous; base;
depraved. --Pope.
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